Contract signed for a new store in Uddevalla, Sweden

Thu, Oct 24, 2013 12:00 CET

Clas Ohlson has signed a contract regarding a new store in Uddevalla Torp, Uddevalla, Sweden. The retail space will amount to a total of 1,383 square metres. The store’s catchment area comprises approximately 93,000 residents and the store is scheduled to open in autumn 2014.

During the 2013/14 financial year Clas Ohlson aim to establish 12-17 new stores and so far has we opened a total of seven new stores. The number of future store openings contracted amounts to a total of 10 stores. With currently 181 stores and 10 contracted stores, Clas Ohlson will have a total of 191 stores, of which 81 in Sweden, 67 in Norway, 31 in Finland and 12 in the UK.

Future store openings:SwedenNova Lund, Lund, scheduled to open in November 2013Vimpeln Shopping Centre in Alingsås, scheduled to open in March 2014Kungens Kurva in Huddinge, Stockholm, scheduled to open in April 2014Barkarby Gate, Stockholm, scheduled to open in October 2014Uddevalla Torp in Uddevalla, scheduled to open in autumn 2014Umeå Syd in Umeå, scheduled to open in March 2015

FinlandPuuvilla, Björneborg, scheduled to open in October 2014

NorwayOrkdal, scheduled to open in November 2014Mandal, scheduled to open in November 2014Sandefjord, scheduled to open in March 2015

About Clas OhlsonClas Ohlson was founded in 1918 as a mail order business based in Insjön, Dalarna, Sweden. Today, the company has 181 stores in four countries and sales via the Internet, mail order, telephone and social media. Clas Ohlson helps its customers solve everyday practical problems with a range of affordable products in the five product areas: Hardware, Electrical, Home Multimedia and Leisure categories. The company is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange and has approximately 4,300 employees. For further information about Clas Ohlson, visit http://about.clasohlson.com (financial information) or http://www.clasohlson.com(e-commerce).

About Us

Clas Ohlson was founded in 1918 as a mail order business based in Insjön, Sweden. This year, we are celebrating 100 years as a business with customers in five markets, approximately 5,000 co-workers and annual sales of approximately 8 billion SEK. Our share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. A lot has happened since the start in 1918, but one thing has remained the same over the years; that we want to help and inspire people to improve their everyday lives by offering smart, simple, practical solutions at attractive prices. Read more about our history on clasohlson100.com/en or visit about.clasohlson.com for current events and information.